Fleet Forces Recommends Stationing 14 Littoral Combat Ships in Florida
U.S. Navy Fleet Forces is recommending 14 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) be based at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., according to…
Document: Possible U.S. Intervention in Syria — Issues for Congress
From the Sept. 3, 2013 Congressional Research Service Report, Possible U.S. Intervention in Syria: Issues for Congress: Members of Congress…
Document: Egypt in Crisis— Issues for Congress
From the Aug. 19, 2013 Congressional Research Service Report: This report provides a brief overview of the key issues for…
Destroyer USS Mahan Leaves Eastern Mediterranean
The guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-72) has left the Eastern Mediterranean en route to its homeport at Naval Station…
Report: Pentagon Wants to Cut LCS Numbers in Half
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is backing a plan that would reduce the numbers of Littoral Combat…
Report: Pentagon Wants to Cut LCS Numbers in Half
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is backing a plan that would reduce the numbers of Littoral Combat…
Carrier Nimitz Moved to the Red Sea
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), its escort of three Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers and one Ticonderoga guided missile…
Document: Syria’s Chemical Weapons
From the Aug. 20, 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress. This is an update of…
Report: Egyptian Military Aid Quietly Suspended
Almost half a billion dollars in 2013 military aid to Egypt has been quietly suspended pending the outcome of the…
Document: CNO’s Navigation Plan 2014 to 2018
From the document issued on Aug. 16, 2013: A Navigation Plan draws from Sailing Directions to describe in greater detail…